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Typhoon-hit city begins burying its dead

Aid is beginning to reach the thousands of displaced typhoon victims in Tacloban, the Philippines. Authorities buried several unidentified victims…

November 14, 2013

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World Briefs

TORONTO – Toronto’s mayor denied Thursday that he pressured a female employee for oral sex, in an obscenity-laced statement on…

November 14, 2013

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N.Y. court says gold tablet still belongs to museum

This 3,200-year-old gold tablet will be returned to a German museum that lost it during World War II. The tablet…

November 14, 2013

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Obamacare fix on table

on consumers, industry unclear

November 14, 2013

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Warhol painting fetches record $105 million at New York auction

Andy Warhol’s “Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)” by Andy Warhol was auctioned off for $105 million Wednesday, seting a record…

November 13, 2013

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Top priority for DHS pick: Vacancies not terrorism

Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama’s choice to become Homeland Security secretary, argues that his two year’s experience as a federal…

November 13, 2013

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Kerry warns against new sanctions

Secretary of State John Kerry is urging Congress to not move forward with plans to impose new sanctions on Iran…

November 13, 2013

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Gridlock slowing relief operations

The intensifying frustrations of delivering aid five days after Typhoon Haiyan struck elicited a plea from the top U.N. relief…

November 13, 2013

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HONOLULU – Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed a bill legalizing gay marriage in a state that kicked off a…

November 13, 2013

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CIA declassifies Camp David Accords intelligence

Bob Daugherty/Associated Press<br><br>President Carter says documents presented to him before he met with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian…

November 13, 2013

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Prince Charles turning 65

Prince Charles is turning 65 today and will begin collecting a government pension. The British prince is the longest-waiting heir…

November 13, 2013

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Clinic in typhoon-hit city overrun with patients

Medical personnel in the Philippines are expecting futher complications as more victims of last week’s Typhoon Haiyan require more medical…

November 13, 2013

Nation & World

Health-care website numbers worry Dems

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., says the government’s new health-care program does not offer Americans affordable health…

November 13, 2013

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GOP ready to block key Obama court nominee

Senators planned to vote on Obama’s selection of Georgetown University law professor Cornelia Pillard to fill one of three vacancies…

November 12, 2013

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Clinton: Honor health-care pledge

president calls on Obama to let people keep their coverage

November 12, 2013

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Aggression urged with cholesterol

The nation’s first new guidelines in a decade for preventing heart attacks and strokes call for twice as many Americans…

November 11, 2013

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Typhoon-ravaged Philippines sees aid trickle in slowly

Delivering supplies is challenging

November 11, 2013

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1 World Trade Center named tallest building in the United States

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ruled Tuesday that, once completed, 1 World Trade Center, will be the tallest…

November 11, 2013

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World Briefs

This 14.82-carat fancy vivid orange diamond sold for $35.5 million at auction Tuesday in Geneva.Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria – Families…

November 11, 2013

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What does merger mean for you?

Passengers with existing tickets on American or US Airways – and members of both frequent-flier programs – shouldn’t fret. No…

November 11, 2013

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill designed to tighten government oversight of pharmacies that custom-mix prescription…

November 11, 2013

Nation & World

Merger agreement paves way for largest airline

American, US Airways make concessions in settlement

November 11, 2013

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Hawaii Senate passes gay-marriage measure

Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who called lawmakers to a special session for the bill and has vocally supported gay marriage, said…

November 11, 2013

Nation & World

Intelligence agency seeks upgrade for facial recognition

Called Janus, the program run by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency “seeks to improve face-recognition performance using representations developed…

November 11, 2013